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Join us in Chicago July 31-August 2, 2012 for the Alliance for Community Media 2012 Conference & Exhibition. This year’s theme is Collaborate! The conference focus will support the growth of business opportunities for community media centers. Registration is now open!
The Alliance for Community Media (ACM) will launch its new Youth Media Summit at Peirce College in Philadelphia, PA, on May 8, 2012. In 2011, the FCC emphasized the need for more digital literacy training and increased transparency of government and other civic institutions, with community media centers uniquely positioned to address this challenge.
The Alliance for Community Media (ACM) has issued its call for entries for the Hometown Media Awards. Previously named the Hometown Video Awards, the name change to Hometown Media Awards reflects the wider array of media being used by Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) access cable television channels.
Following historic public access television deals in New York City last year, the City of Chicago ratified a renewal agreement with cable operator RCN on April 24, 2012, dramatically expanding local community access to new media technologies.
In a letter sent to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Alliance for Community Media Executive Director Sylvia Strobel and Alliance for Communications Democracy President Rob Brading request a meeting to discuss AT&T U’Verse treatment of PEG channels.
“ACM and ACD leaders come from communities that are directly affected by AT&T. As AT&T continues
to roll out a (…)
The Alliance for Community Media (ACM) applauds the U.S. Senate confirmation of the nominations of Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai as commissioners to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday.
